All The Secrets From New Tesla Model S/X | 28 Jan 2021

Model S And Model X Refresh | Yoke Steering | Cybertruck Starts Production This Year | Semi Delayed Again | Roadster Will ‘Fly’ | Earnings And Profit | Superchargers | Energy Business | Self Driving Subscription (Now Overdue)

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On today’s podcast:

• Model S And Model X Refresh
• Yoke Steering
• Cybertruck
• Semi
• Roadster
• Earnings And Profit
• Superchargers
• Energy
• Self Driving Subscription (Now Overdue)

 

 

Show #976

 

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Thursday 28th January. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.

 

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MODEL S AND MODEL X REFRESH

Exterior very little - the new car looks like it did 10 years ago.

Plaid will replace Performance

Tesla notes that the Model S Plaid changes include a new powertrain, including battery modules, battery packs, and drive units

Better thermal management for repeated performance

completely revamped interior that includes a massive 17″ touchscreen

landscape screen

chrome delete

The rear of the Model S now contains a viewing screen

Driver display has stayed.

 

Model S Long Range now gets 412 miles of range. $80k same as Taycan.

 

Plaid Specs

0-60 mph: 1.99s

1,020 horsepower

Three high-performance drive units

Carbon-sleeved rotors

Torque vectoring

$120k

 

Plaid+ Specs

Quickest 0-60 mph and 1/4 mile acceleration of any production car ever

0-60 mph: